Android P Beta page goes live with links to download the Beta

Yesterday Google announced Android P alongside a myriad of improvements, updates and new features. And, answering our hopes, Google released the Android P beta right away to a number of supported devices. To help those that want to play around with the first developer preview, Google has created a support page that lists all devices and the respective links to their Beta download, a hot link to report an issue and a support page for that device. To sum up, the devices that support the Android P Beta as for right now are the Google Pixel and Pixel XL, the Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL, the...

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Xiaomi Mi 7 leaks in live photos and of course it has a notch

Xiaomi Mi 7 is expected to debut on May 23, but live spy shots of the phone already started surfacing on the Chinese social network Weibo. Two different users posted pictures of the upcoming flagship, revealing that it be quite similar to the iPhone X with a notch and a vertical dual camera setup. A separate photo of the About page in Settings reveals there is MIUI 9 8.5.2 on board, but it is most likely the beta version from May 2. And if you think the front camera cutout is a mock, there is also an overexposed photo that reveals the setup is indeed real. Xiaomi Mi 7 live...

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vivo X21i surfaces on a Geekbench listing with Helio P60

The vivo X21 and X21 UD got their official releases back in March and powered by the Snapdragon 660 - the same chip that drove their predecessors - the vivo X20 and vivo X20 Plus UD. Now a Geekbench listing reveals a new version of the phone named vivo X21i - with almost identical specs to the other two alterations but with Helio P60 on board paired with 6GB of RAM and Android 8.1 Oreo. Allegedly, the official name of the phone will be vivo AI Smart Photo X21i, which is quite the mouthful. In addition, the a post on Weibo reveals that the smartphone will launch "really soon". Given...

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BlackBerry Key2 receives Wi-Fi and Bluetooth certifications

The successor to last year's BlackBerry Keyone has passed a couple of major milestones in its journey towards officialdom. The device - which is likely to be called Key2 - has received Wi-Fi and Bluetooth certifications. Not much is known about the handset at the moment. Its TENAA listing had confirmed dual camera setup on the back, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a Type-C port. Rumors have also mentioned a Snapdragon 660 chipset with 6GB RAM, and Android 8.0 Oreo under the hood. Source 1 2 | Via

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Huawei Y3 (2018) is official with Android Oreo (Go Edition)

Huawei is joining the Android Go party, following the likes of Asus, HMD and alcatel. The Zambian division of the company just showcased its first Go device, named Huawei Y3 (2018). Huawei Y3 (2018) official renders Huawei Y3 (2018) will have a 5" screen with a regular 16:9 ratio and resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. The chipset is the Mediatek MT6737M, and it comes with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB storage, There are two cameras on board - an 8MP snapper with AF and LED on the back and a 2MP fixed-focus one on the front. More Huawei Y3 (2018) official images Connectivity...

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Facebook makes big structural changes and launches blockchain division

Yesterday Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg ordered a huge structural change in the company's management staff in order to make room for a new blockchain division. Fortunately for Facebook's staff, no firings were made. With two of WhatsApp's co-founders resigning it left an opening for Facebook to make some changes. Chris Daniels, for example, will succeed Jan Koum as head of WhatsApp. The CTO Mike Schroepfer and VP of Growth, Javier Olivan, will oversee divisions related to "new platforms and infrastructure" and the ads system. David Marcus explained in a Facebook post that he...

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